Rodeo Software

“One of the best in the market for time tracking and invoicing.”

Pros

At first glance, Rodeo might look to be very complicated since it has a lot of information to present on the dashboard. However, it is one of the easiest and simple software I have ever used, and that’s coming from an IT professional. We used it essentially for time tracking in the beginning which helped me with payments and eventually we moved toward project management. It has been great at managing resources to support the project’s progress. I have also kept track of my invoices so that there are minimal monetary losses if any. We used to do everything on paper but it’s all now digital thanks to Rodeo.

Cons

It has integration with QuickBooks but I have often seen our accountants using the standalone QuickBooks app and upon inquiry, they said that it just “doesnt work for them”. This is not my personal domain so I cannot comment further on this. However, I would appreciate it if they added a calculator app within the software so that I can quickly crunch numbers instead of going for my phone or desk calculator every time.

“Good for project management and resource planning.”

Pros

The way Rodeo works are kind of like an auditor. It would observe and start collecting data on your day-to-day business proceedings. And would then highlight the areas of concern and where we could perform better or remove an element altogether to save resources. Rodeo has surely created a safe space for us to have an insight into our company’s performance in terms of budget and time management. We know exactly where our money is being spent and if there’s a need to increase (or decrease) our budget in order to complete the task effectively while staying within limits.

Cons

Rodeo was fairly new when we started working with them since we had a relatively lower IT budget back then. The feature set Rodeo offered was very limited but so were our ways of working.

“Money spent right! Rodeo is well worth your investment once you start seeing how well it works.”

Pros

All the company’s resources have been made transparent thanks to Rodeo. Transparent in the sense that everyone knows when and where a resource is being used to aid the project’s progress. This has reduced our losses and wastages and made our organization much more efficient. The time tracking feature has also helped us make sure the employees are working as they should and that the time and money of our company are not being spent unfairly. It has helped create a sense of responsibility. After careful observations, we have now allocated fixed budgets for everything and no matter what anyone says, we know that a certain task can definitely be done within its allotted budget.

Cons

The integrations provided are limited. A business like ours has a lot of documents in different places, uses a lot of software to manage different activities, so we found it really hard to make the transition. I feel like there should have been more integrations to assist with maintaining our existing tech stack and data. Gradual introduction to the features that eliminate the need for integrations would help us ultimately make the switch entirely to Rodeo, which would be more cost-effective and easier to manage in the long run.